In May and with short procedures a new tender for the new cell at the Landfill in Kossii will be announced, with the authorities considering extending the life cycle of the existing cell, which, without additional measures, runs until November, Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Minister Costas Kadis said.
Following yesterday's meeting under the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades. Kadis held a new meeting on the issue early this morning in the presence of the Director General of the Ministry, the Water Development Department and other officials.
"Very specific steps with specific timelines have been set out for an open tender for the creation of a new landfill site in the Kosi area and we hope to move forward with the procedures as we have planned, so that any problem with waste management at this facility does not arise," he said. Kadis in response to reporters' questions on the sidelines of his visit to supermarkets ahead of the Easter holidays.
According to him, the tender will be issued in May and shortcut procedures will be followed, i.e. bidders will be given a 15-day deadline, followed by an evaluation of the bids and then the implementation of the project.
Asked about the life cycle of the existing cell, Kadis said the estimates, if we leave things as they are today, is up to November 2022.
"It may be possible to make some moves so that the lifetime of the existing cell can be increased for a little bit more," he said, adding that what we are exploring and it seems possible to do is that the phased delivery of the new cell, so that when a section is created, one can deposit part of the waste there on that site and proceed to the construction of the rest of the cell so that, I repeat, there will be no issue with the disposal of the residues resulting from the Kosice plant.
Source: CNA
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